Kukai (USA) Horse
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Kukai is a 3yo dark bay/brown colt from the United States trained by Michael E. Jones, Jr. He is sired by Great Notion out of the dam Tanka. He has not broken his maiden, remaining winless in three starts. In his latest race at Mountaineer on 15 Jul 2026, Luis Alberto Batista rode him to a fifth-place finish behind the winner Junior Chief.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mountaineer 15-Jul-26 1509m R1 Md (of $16,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:31.620, SP: 21.00 played no factor. 1st Junior Chief ( E Barbaran 124 ) 2nd Sanford Route ( N A Jr 120 ) 3.75L 3rd Broken Sound ( A Gomez 124 ) 5.25L 5th Kukai ( L A Batista 120 ) 7.50L See full results | L A Batista 54.4kg 7.50L | 5 (10) |
| Mountaineer 15-Jun-26 1609m R3 Md $1,900 (of $19,000) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:45.580, SP: 5.50 raced evenly giving a mild rally down the lane to best the others. 1st America Lives ( J Stokes 123 ) 2nd Could Do ( R Barrios 123 ) 15.50L 3rd Kukai ( L Batista 119 ) 17.50L See full results | L Batista 54kg 17.50L | 3 (10) |
| Charles Town 26-Apr-26 1308m SOFT R2 Md $611 (of $20,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 01:21.470, SP: 4.00 1st Sailor Sam ( N B Arroyo 122 ) 2nd Hamdoun ( C Hiraldo 122 ) 1.25L 3rd Mustwinagenda ( J Rivera 120 ) 2.00L 5th Kukai ( J Lewis 122 ) 10.55L See full results | J Lewis 55.3kg 10.55L | 5 (7) |